It seems that scammers agree with Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff, who uttered the now famous quote, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste."  Scammers are playing on people's desperation and the promise of government pork for everyone coming from the "We Are Al ... Read more

When I first got into the business of writing about the financial markets, it was the summer of 2000.   Seven years later, in the fall of 2007, I was offered and accepted a position as senior editor of TradingMarkets. Given how the markets behaved shortly after those two career moves, it mi ... Read more

I swear, Yahoo is going to do to internet news what CNN did to cable in the 1990's. It seems like that's where all the good reporting is these days. Then again it's all coming from Associated Press now anyway.  Today, Yahoo featured an article  that highlighted the budget expl ... Read more

In the 15th and 16th century when the Catholic church needed to boost its revenues it created the fast track to heaven. Your deeds would be forgiven, and your penance paid if only you purchased indulgences from them. It was the religious thing to do. Fast forward to today, and we're being giv ... Read more

How do you support a candidate when you're broke? Try getting out the word by naming your kid after John McCain and Sarah Palin. That's the ticket! This is the most hilarious, ridiculous thing I have read in a long time . Mark Ciptak, of Elizabethton, couldn't match his bank account to his ... Read more